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Felicity Jones Did Her Own Wardrobe For Like Crazy; Secures Our Eternal Girl Crush

A couple of weeks ago, Megan introduced us all to Felicity Jones, the lovely English rose who stars in the upcoming romance Like Crazy and has taken some stunning risks on the red carpet. We thought we were in love with her then, but once we found out she styled herself for the film, our girl crush grew exponentially.

Felicity chatted withThe New York Times about her role and all that went into developing the character, and she says that the almost-non-existent budget for the indie film meant she got to dress herself: "Cast just days before the 22-day shoot started, she arrived with a newspaper photograph of a young woman in a green cargo jacket that she had ripped out for inspiration, and a suitcase of possibilities she had culled from her own wardrobe as well as from budget fashion stores like Primark, Zara and Warehouse. 'I always have a very strong sense of how I see the character as soon as I read the script,' said Ms. Jones, who arrives with ideas (if not clothes) at all of her costume fittings. As soon as the clothes 'feel right,' she said, 'then you can present the character as truthfully as possible.'"

She found herself a pair of red-soled shoes that could pass for Louboutins (she decided the character received them as a gift from her boyfriend), and made executive decisions about exactly how her character's jewelry should be displayed and what she would wear for a transatlantic flight. It was a gig she was apparently well-suited to, after a lifetime of reading fashion magazines and obsessing over Kate Moss (and dressing like this for red carpet appearances!).

If you didn't already think Felicity Jones was about the coolest Brit chick to hit our shores since Alexa Chung, I'm guessing this little tidbit will convince you. Check out the trailer for Like Crazy to see a few of her self-styled outfits, then tell us what you think! Isn't she awesome?